NCAA Football - Week 2 Predictions

Ringer's Record
Last Week ATS: 12-11
Last Week SU: 19-4

2 Alabama (-9.5) at 22 Penn St.
Last Week: Alabama did not get the QB production it had hoped for in a 48-7 victory over Kent St.
Penn St. dominated FCS school Indiana St. 41-7, but still face QB questions of their own.

Prediction - Alabama 23 Penn St. 13

Northwestern St. (NL) at 3 LSU
Last Week: LSU proved they are a national title contender with a convincing 40-27 win over Oregon.

Prediction - LSU 54 Northwestern St. 0

Charleston Southern (NL) at 5 Florida St.
Last Week: FSU's stellar D did what they were supposed to and shut out UL-Monroe 34-0.

Prediction - Florida St. 57 Charleston So. 3

6 Stanford (-21.5) at Duke
Last Week: Andrew Luck's numbers were pedestrian, but Stanford had no problem with SJSU 57-3.
Duke continued its lowly existence in FBS football, losing to FCS Richmond 23-21.
Prediction - Stanford 45 Duke 17

Arizona (+14.5) at 8 Oklahoma St.
Last Week: The Pokes high-powered offense put up 61, beating UL-Lafayette 61-34.
Arizona had no problem disposing of Northern Arizona 41-10.

Prediction - Oklahoma St. 45 Arizona 21

Fresno St. (+28.5) at 9 Nebraska
Last Week: Nebraska warmed up for their inaugural Big Ten season by stomping Chattanooga 40-7.
Fresno St. struggled in a Bay Area battle, losing to Cal 36-21.

Prediction - Nebraska 33 Fresno St. 17

Oregon St. (+21.5) at 10 Wisconsin
Last Week: New QB Russell Wilson was brilliant in a 51-17 win over UNLV.
Oregon St. looked pathetic in an embarrassing 29-28 loss to Sacramento St.

Prediction - Wisconsin 42 Oregon St. 17

Nevada (+27.5) at 11 Oregon
Last Week: Oregon's national title hopes were dashed quickly in 40-27 loss to LSU.
Nevada did not play.

Prediction - Oregon 57 Nevada 24

12 South Carolina (-3.5) at Georgia
Last Week: South Carolina finally called on Stephen Garcia to lead them to a 56-37 win over ECU.
Georgia struck early, but fizzled late, losing to Boise St. 35-21 in the Georgia Dome.

Prediction - South Carolina 27 Georgia 22

13 Virginia Tech (-19.5) at East Carolina
Last Week: Va Tech's offense was explosive in a 66-13 demolition of Appalachian St.
East Carolina hung with South Carolina but couldn't sustain it, losing 56-37.

Prediction - Virginia Tech 35 East Carolina 23

14 Arkansas (-36.5) at New Mexico
Last Week: Arkansas made quick work of Missouri St. 51-7 to start the Tyler Wilson era.
New Mexico was close to getting its 3rd win in 3 years, but lost late to Colorado St. 14-10.

Prediction - Arkansas 50 New Mexico 10

Florida Atlantic (+32.5) at 15 Michigan St.
Last Week: Sparty received more trouble than anticipated from Youngstown St., but won 28-6.
FAU was blown out by inner-state foe Florida 41-3.

Prediction - Michigan St. 48 Florida Atlantic 13

Toledo (+18.5) at 16 Ohio St.
Last Week: Ohio St. was impressive in a 42-0 drubbing of lowly Akron.
Toledo proved why they are a MAC favorite in a 58-22 win over New Hampshire.

Prediction - Ohio St. 35 Toledo 12

17 Mississippi St. (-6.5) at 23 Auburn
Last Week: Mississippi St. looked like the real deal, beating Memphis 59-14.
Auburn almost suffered an embarrassing loss to Utah St., but came back to win 42-38.

Prediction - Auburn 29 Mississippi St. 28

18 Missouri (+7.5) at Arizona St.
Last Week: Missouri's offense struggled, but the D came up big in a 17-6 win over Miami(OH)
Arizona St. made easy work of UC-Davis 48-14.

Prediction - Arizona St. 27 Missouri 14

UAB (+21.5) at 19 Florida
Last Week: Will Muschamp's coaching debut was a success with a 41-3 win over Florida Atlantic.
UAB did not play.

Prediction - Florida 42 UAB 16

Norfolk St. (NL) at 20 West Virginia 
Last Week: West Virginia clicked in a rain-shortened win over their rival, Marshall 34-13.

Prediction - West Virginia 59 Norfolk St. 7

BYU (+7) at 21 Texas
Last Week: Texas looked like they had signs of new life in a 34-9 win over Rice.
BYU came back from behind in SEC country to beat Ole Miss 14-13.

Prediction - Texas 28 BYU 24

25 TCU (-1.5) at Air Force
Last Week: TCU lost a wild one to Baylor 50-48 in Waco.
Air Force coasted to victory against South Dakota 37-20.

Prediction - TCU 35 Air Force 20

*There are no lines for games featuring FBS vs. FCS teams
**1 Oklahoma, 4 Boise St., 7 Texas A&M, and 24 Baylor are idle